South Carolina Circuit Court
A general-jurisdiction trial court in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Circuit Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court in South Carolina, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by election by the state legislature, the method South Carolina uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from South Carolina's official judicial directory.
South Carolina Circuit Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court in South Carolina with 51 judges on its current roster, selected by legislative election to 10-year terms.
Current judges
- Frank R. Addy Jr.
- Robert J. Bonds
- Paul M. Burch
- David P. Caraker Jr.
- Daniel Coble
- J. D. Cole Jr.
- Benjamin H. Culbertson
- H. S. DeBerry IV
- S. B. Doby
- Marvin H. Dukes III
- Vernon F. Dunbar
- Patrick C. Fant III
- Brian M. Gibbons
- Diane S. Goodstein
- David S. Graham
- Perry H. Gravely
- R. K. Griffin
- Eugene C. Griffith Jr.
- J. M. Hayes II
- Robert E. Hood
- B. A. Hyman
- Deadra L. Jefferson
- R. K. Kelly
- Milton G. Kimpson
- Grace G. Knie
- Debra R. McCaslin
- Jennifer B. McCoy
- Charles J. McCutchen
- George M. McFaddin Jr.
- Thomas W. McGee III
- R. L. McIntosh
- William A. McKinnon
- Walton J. McLeod IV
- William C. McMaster III
- Jane H. Merrill
- G. D. Morgan Jr.
- Carmen T. Mullen
- Maite Murphy
- Jocelyn Newman
- Courtney C. Pope
- Martha M. Rivers
- Thomas J. Rode
- Jessica A. Salvini
- William H. Seals Jr.
- Misti H. Shelton
- R. S. Sprouse
- Christopher D. Taylor
- Heath P. Taylor
- Dale E. V. Slambrook
- Eugene P. Warr Jr.
- Roger M. Young Sr.
In the news this week
Judges named in national news coverage in the last seven days. The list is the names only; JudicialFinder links to its own record of each judge, never to the coverage.
Former judges
No former judges on record.
How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the South Carolina Circuit Court are elected by the state legislature to 10-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.
Source: South Carolina Judicial Branch, Circuit Court Judges; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).